Water-wheel.



y PATBNTED 11111512, 1906.

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G. S. DEAN.

AqWATER WHEEL.

Prmonxon HL2 un 11 1905 wimax:

No. 822,927. PATENTBD EB E2, S. BRAS, WTR WHEEL. PPLsa'lo MLM: 103.11. 1905.

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No, 822,927. PATENTE] JUNE 12, 1906.

G. S. SEAN. WTER WHEEL. APPLmmIoN ruw man. mp5,

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@5.3% man@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

YRUS S. DEAN, UF .FORT lIRIEfANADA, ASSIGNOR T() ALBERT Dsl JAMIESON, O1" BUFFALO, NEW YGRK u WATER-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. l mais@ and pril 11 ma. sum1 riesame'.

ject of the .King ol Great Britain., residing at Fort Erie ycountv of Wella i' Province of Y Y u 7 '(lntarimanada, have 'invented eert vin new und useful lin rovements in llYater- Vlieels, of which the lo lowing lso specification.

My lnvention relates to ywe ter-wheels, and

more particularly to nieans for raising and io,

lowering them from and into Vthe water.

The object of the present invention is the provision of. im roved -andmovel means for raising Water-Wheels from the water and for iowei'ing'theni into the water when desired, and in this connectionl aim tov provide an improved and superior construction to those heretofore employed bythe provision of a Water-wlieel frame Carrying the .water-wheel and.' arranged to'be lifted bodily with tile water Wheel or wheels from the water, and to carry out iny invention in this respect the Water-wheel frame is hinged or pivotally monti ted on the samev axis as that of the transniitting-shaft to ,take ofi' the power derived from the Watenwheel or Water-wheels, therebyenraiding e' very :simple and efieetive forinoi`- gearing to :be used, rendering the eenstruetion compact, strong, efficient, and durable and providing.v in, general a construction superior to those heretofore known to the art.

To accomplish the raising and lowering of the ivatenwheel frame, l provide flexible means suitably operated by hand or a Vmotor in eonneetionwith an improved ere-,shaped guide and support for said flexible means, whereby the use of extra ulleys or sheavesis obviated and tllerpull of t eliexible means on. the Water-wheel frame is in a direction sul)` stantially at `right langles thereto at the most adwiantageou's point, thus lfan'zilitating raisini' and lowering ofthe water-wl1eel Traino .with thelieast possible expenditure of power and minimi] m strani on the parts. ln connection with the` flexible operating means aforesaid anvimplioved eounterbalaneing devioeis providedY touenalnle the watel'fwlioel frame and water wheel or wheels to he raised and lowered b y the vuse gli? aunininium amount of power. i

'Varionsty'pos of water-wheels een be e1nployed; lmtthe improved {eatin-ning weten Vwheel which lf haveinvented is especially adaptedlor use in this connection by Vreason Patented June 12, isos-.f

ol its simplioity, strength, lightness, and reanncr of operation. 5 5 Having thus generally set forth the objects and nature of my invention, reference is tolle had to the following specification for thedetails of construction of that forni of the involition which at the present time constitutes 6o the most Complete embodiment ofy my idnusY which I have.prOduoerLnud the appended elaims sot forth the scope ot the in Yention.

in the accompanying dran-ings, Figure l' is a side elevation ol' tlieoomplolo devine; Fig. 65 2, a plan View in section on lim-iz 2 of Fig.V J ,s Fig. 3, an enlarged plan view-with the top frame removed, of the water-wheels; Fig. 4, a perspeetivedetail of one ol' the blades or paddlesof thowatenwlxeel; l1`ig..5,adi.tail eleva- 7o tion, partly in section, of a modifiedV forni ol', water-wheel which may lie used in my invention; Fig. 6', a to View thereof.

Situated., natie side of the 1niil-raee on soxnesuitalie foundation, is a frame 1, eon- 7 5 sisting of upright and horizontal lnenilwrs,` .Y preferably of tubular construction. One oi 'the horizontal members Pof the frame l,

Fig. 2, constitutes the pivotlaar or shaft l'or the vWater-Wheel frame 2, which consists of Se parallel horizontal plates or bars 2 at the top *l and bottom of the frame and oonneoted by pillars 2" and crossplates 2 eonneetin the Jars or platos 2, (See Fig.. 2.) Rising from certain oi the cross plates or hars 2" are 8 5 .pillars 3 9.11114, which are eonneeted by bars 5 andV (i, (see Fig. 2,) pivotedor hinged on the lam- 1* lay the sleeve 7. This menstruation gives great stron th and prevents strainingol' the Water-wheel ran1e2,2", and 2, 9o

By preference two water-wheels 8 and 9 in 'j all frespeots sinflilar are employed. ,'lliese water-wheels have a central shaft t0 jennnaled in. the cross-pieces 2U of theV waterwheel frame, and to those shafts arerigii'lly 95 secured upper and lower wheel-like frames l l l and l2, whose peri )heral portions are connected-and bram-,ed by vertical holt-s 13, located. at .quadrant distances apart, and on these bolts the paddles 14 (shown in'deta-il in ico Fig. fl) are pivoted. 'lheuaddles onlilades 14 are of sheet metal or boilenplate and )rmvided with flanged edges 15, which give. Liwm great strength with' -great lightness.` .The bolts lll pass loosely throuvh'openings 16t in 105- tho lianges 15, and the blaxdes or paddles 4lfl: l

are spaced from the heads or frames 11 and 12 by washers 17. To each paddle 14 is secured an arc-shaped plate 18, having an arc sha ed slot 19 therein, and the anges 15 affor a convenient surface for the attachment, by rivets 20, of the ends of these lates 18. Pins 21 on the spokes of the lower ames or heads 12 project into the slots 19 and limit the outward play or swing of the paddles or blades, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The paddles or blades 14 when swung inwardly by the force of the water, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, abut u 4right rods or bolts 22; but these could be ispensedwith, and the free ends of the paddles or blades mi ht be arranged to abut the shaft 10. To virect the water to the water-wheels, it being understood that they turn toward each other, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3, the plates 23 are provided, these being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and said plates are suitably secured to the frame 2 and converge toward each other. They may be conveniently' constructed of sheet metal or boiler-plate with flanged edges. Io the upper ends of the shaft. l0 are secured bevel-gears 24, which mesh with bevel-ears 25, secured on a shaft 26,1nounted in pillqwblocks 27, rising from certain of the cros`splates 2. The inner end of shaft 26 carries a bevel-gear 28, which meshes with a bevel-gear 29, fast on a sleeve 30, which is loose on the rod or bar 1 and has secured thereto a belt-wheel 3U, from which power may be taken oil' to any device t0 be driven.

1n Figs. 5 and' I have shown another form of water-wheel which can be used in place of the wheel heretofore described. In these figures the shaft 10 is substituted for the shaft l0, and said shaft 10a is provided with a semisphcrical shell or cup 32, having four slots 33 made upwardly therein from its llanged edge 34. A continuation of the shaft 10 is shown at 1U", and this shaft-section is formed integral with a lower semispllerical orcup-shaped part 35, having'a fian re 36 secured to flange 34 by bolts 37, and t ic cup 35 has four slots 38 arranged at quadrant distances apart and constituting downward con tinuations of the respective slots 33.

|twill be understood that as many blades or paddles can bc used as found desirable; but, as previously, l )refer to employ but four, as shown at 39. llhe blades or paddles are arranged in pairs, which are Vconnected in diametrically opposite positions by obtuse-angled bars 4U, suitably secured' to the blades at 41. The bars 4() are ada ted to play in the slots 3E 38 by an up-and own movement, as will be explained presently. The bars 40 are formed with sectoral parts 42, 42, and 42". The upper part 42 conforms to the interior of the cup 32 and bears thereagainst, and the parts 42 and 42" conformto the lower cup 35 and turn therein and are separated by a cutout portion.

The forego' descri tion a lies es ecally tov the gaga of blaldes Idonnectimng parts shown in elevation in Fig. `5. The pair of blades and connectin parts42, 42, and 42b of the pair of blades ocated at right angles to those shown in elevation in Fig. 5 and shown in Fig. 6 are of the same constructin, but the positions of the parts 42, 42, and 42b are reversed-fi. e., cup 35 and the arts 42l and 42" turn in the cup 32, while t e notch or cut-out portion between the parts 42 and 42h is uppermost instead of lowermost. Each bar 40 has a lug 43 o n its upper edge.

The numeral 44 represents a wheel provided with a beveled face and having four notches 45 located at quadrant distances apart and arranged to receive th lugs 43. It will be understood that the wheel 44 is se cured to a short or stub shaft 46, which is part 42 turns in the turned idly by the rotatioil of the w'ater- As the blades the blades out of the water come in contact with the beveled surface of wheel 44 and are gradually depressed, the other blade being correspondingly raised until it finally leaves the water at the proper point. The blades successively dip and raise or feather.

In the form of water-wheel shown in Fig. 3 as the blade dra s it is in line with the flow, but as the whee rotates it is swung around and receives the force of the water on its face while it is in contact with the stop or rod 22, and afterward passes to feather-ing position.

Rigidl secured to the respective pillars 3 are para lel upright arc or segment shaped channel irons or bars 50 and 5l. Lyin in each channel-bar are a cable 52 an a s rocket-chain 53, which are securely an.- c io'red to the columns or pillars 3 and for the 'balance of their length lyingloosely on said channel-bars.

It will be understood that either the cable or the chain could be dispensed with; but I prefer to use both, so that in case of breaking, stretching, or injury to one the other will be present and no accident or dama e-to the dcvlceoccur. Journaled in suitable ear ings on frame 1 isa shaft 54, on which s )rocket-wheels 55 and sheaves 56 are rigidly secured. The `cables 52 'pass over the sheaves, and the spiiocket-chams 53 enga e with the teeth of the sprocket-wheels. (11 shaft54 `is a gear 57, which can be turnedl by a pinion 58, operated by a crank 59;but inf stead of usin hand-powers. suitable motor, such as an e ectric motor, can be used for turning the shaft 54, and it will be found=con venient'in some instances to use a storage vin'i--Hlmpfseil hors 50 ami 51g Connected to suitbuttery to upm-oto an olootrio motor for this purpoov, ille storage battery being charged by :my suiiolzlo electric. generator driven by Lilo 1\'is\i-\vi1oil. Sliding vertically on vertical guides il!) in o con11=rlialanci11g-box 61, wllicli con be filled willi Water or Woiglits of any kind, oristone.V lo 'alla flooiriid extent lo pioiwiljf vomito? anni llic wfight oi` the wator-wlwvl from?? waleiwllvols, and other parts f'ai'iiwrl by the water-wheel frame. Carried by the box 6i i? a slmlt on which are sheaves 62 and slnriwes 3, under whioh the robles@ sind sprocket-c-liains ms; :mil lion lead opwnlly to the immo, wlieie they are faslinrrl ai ligil li 'will liv onderaiooil that rho usf: of ille.

allie points lln'V water-Wheel frame, in com nocon with a, llvxible oli-ain or cable seeurel to lhe ufaffiwlim-il from@ and lying loose on the aio-sliapefl bar, enables this )lill o he mail@ Substantially at right angles to ibo wator-Wheel frame, thus dispensing with the usool" extra. sheaves or pulleys anfl enainling tho Water-wheel immo and water-wheel to be raised 11ml lowered with great ease and mini- Iniun stm-in on the parts, and thislconstuetion algo obtjiato the necessity for ho orio of bulky parts and permits llingmg or pivoting of the frame Without rixnfleasing the power neoessar Y to raise and lower tno frame and ,vuier-wllols from and into the Water, for it will be umlorstoofl that not only are the water-Wheels raised from the Waller, but the entire Wulff-Wheel framework and all parts carried llwrvby :1ro raised on the shall, la as a pivot, and by using this construction the taking 0H' of the power obtained from ibo water-Wheels require@ only o Sinaiile and yal. vor szi'islat'ftory gearing.

lY living tlmv loHcribocl my inventiomwlit I Claim as new, and zlosiro tosccurelsyliettrs Patent, is"- 1. In :i water-wheel raising and lowering nwolmnism, the combination with a Wiltorwlieol franus mil moans for hinging or pivot-- ing Suhl 'rruno 5o hat il; may be bodily lowwird into tile Water or iiiiswl therefrom, of au a1;:sliapml liaisocorod to tho Woter-Whfwl fiano :incl niovnblo lwiofitli and a lioxiblc connection connected to the Water-Wheel ramv and lying on the arc-shaped bar aforesaid and eiclaptei lo lie pulled or drawn upon to misi?, or lowfr the water-Wheel frame.

i2 In fi Waller-wheel raising and lowering `n-ieliimiiSm, the combination with a Waterwlifeol from@ nml means for hinging or pivoting sani ironie So that it may be l odil}T loworsfl nilo le Enter o1' raised flier fromg on arc-sliaplo bar seemed to the woterkwhool from@ and movable tlif'rewith and ljyi 1g in the are of :i Circle whos@ center is tho pivotal poin of lio immo, a flexible connooions- Cuofl to ills wator-whool aino and lying loosely on {.lio aro-shaped lum',y ami o? fin-Wing up oi letting out sani flex; innocti'on o .Y oi' lower the watonwheel imm Y.

mechanism, the oombinaiion with a'wter- Wheel from? nml invano for liirigig oi' Pivo?, ingr said frame So lliat'it may lio nbciy lowered ino the li-'alor o1' raised lnjofifan'i, of an arc-Shaped laag 'Sffuieri lo the wolof-wheel lralno :md Einwahl@ iflowilla: a ilexiblo vonnoebion secured lo ille watvrwvheel immo and lying; loosely on ino are-slmpvd liar, a oountvrln'ilanvv aopoaling willi :L free o1'- tion of said fixiblo onwtion, and mao ianisni for drawing' up or lvling ou: said llvxible onnoclion to migo or lower lilo Waller-wheel Trame, Said moe'lmnism ('operziting Wih the oxihlo connu-lion betwoml lluf counter- Weiglit nml lie :irc-shalwd bm'.

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